• Y Y Qiu, S Q Wang, X L Wang, W X Lu, D Qiao, J B Li, Y Y Gu, Y Zeng, Y Chen, W Z Bai, B L Xu, and T W Han.
• Zhengzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450007, China.
• Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2020 Apr 10; 41 (4): 494-497.

AbstractObjective: To understand the possible transmission route of a family cluster of COVID-19 in Zhengzhou and the potential infectivity of COVID-19 in incubation period, and provide scientific evidence for the timely control of infectious source and curb the spread of the epidemic. Methods: Epidemiological investigation was conducted for a family cluster of COVID-19 (8 cases) with descriptive epidemiological method, and respiratory tract samples of the cases were collected for the nucleic acid detection of virus by RT-PCR. Results: Two primary cases, which occurred on 31 January and 1 February, 2020, respectively, had a common exposure history in Wuhan. The other six family members had onsets on 30 January, 31 January, 1 February (three cases) and 3 February, 2020. Conclusions: In this family cluster of COVID-19, six family members were infected through common family exposure to the 2 primary cases. Five secondary cases had onsets earlier than or on the same day as the primary cases, indicating that COVID-19 is contagious in incubation period, and the home isolation in the early phase of the epidemic might lead to the risk of family cluster of COVID-19.

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